 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.  Prayer - Seite 23von John Lathrop - 1804 - 41 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Beth Lynch - 2004 - 206 Seiten
...as the capacity to differentiate between good and bad: in a dreamed audience with God, he implores, 'Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart...bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?'102 In this verse, the wise man's understanding is closely associated with the viewpoint of... | |
 | S. Baring-Gould - 2004 - 196 Seiten
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 | Joseph Smith - 2004 - 504 Seiten
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 | Jolita Pons - 2004 - 250 Seiten
...there, God appears to him in a dream at night and asks him what he wants from his Lord. Solomon asks for "an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad" (1 Kgs 3.9). Solomon starts his entreaty to God by referring to his father as the righteous one, but... | |
 | Richard Ramsbotham - 2004 - 190 Seiten
...appeared to him in a dream, saying: 'Ask what shall I give thee?' (1 Kings 3, Verse 5). Solomon asked for 'an understanding heart [. . .] to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad'. God replied: 'Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding... | |
 | Benjamin Blech - 2004 - 468 Seiten
...selfishly requesting riches, long life, or the fulfillment of other personal pleasures, he prayed only for "an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil." So God, according to tradition, granted him his wish, and Solomon became the epitome of a ruler... | |
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